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DAWN CUSTALOW: Pocahontas Reframed and Thanksgiving

I just returned from the 9th annual Pocahontas Reframed film festival 2025 in Richmond, VA, which is held right before Thanksgiving each year. The festival reframes Native American life...

SCOTT DREYER: “Forgive Me When I Whine”

This poem, of unclear authorship, reportedly comes from the dark Great Depression days of the...

BOB BROWN: Recent Sale of Brooklyn Bridge, Part Two

In 2025, America’s fertility rate reaches a historic low, while Muslim and Arab communities maintain...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump‘s Decision To Release The Epstein Files Is Overdue

I read an article in the New York Post on November 16 entitled “Trump says House Republicans should...

ANDY PITZER: Amtrak Trek: Lake Shore Limited/Southwest Chief/Empire Builder

NYC TO CHI: Lakeshore Limited (NY, MA, PA, OH, IN, IL) The first leg of the Amtrak train...

SCOT BELLAVIA: A Woman In The Woods

“So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them.” I took my two children for a walk in...

BOB BROWN: The Importance of Intolerance

Tolerance is the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. Tolerance is also the...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Healthier Gardens With The Help of A Soil Test

Soil is the foundation of a healthy garden, but let’s be honest, most gardeners don’t like spending time, energy, and money on it. It’s...

SCOTT DREYER: Biblical Principles And The Election (Part 2)

Part 1 explains some biblical principles that believers should practice daily, election year or not. Guidelines specifically for this election season: As Christians, we need to...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Congressman Ben Cline Walks Southeast Neighborhood

As part of his campaigning for reelection in November 5th, Congressman Ben Cline (VA, 6th Dist), conducted a door knocking in the South East’s...

MIKE KEELER: October 1774 – A Resolution

250 years ago this week, the First Continental Congress concluded, with little decided and much hanging in the balance. Delegates from all the colonies except...